Merry Christmas to All !

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and hoping you are blessed beyond measure. Enjoy the day with family and friends.

The "Way-Back" Attic

This commercial was one of the most popular for a very long time. How many remember this?

Necklacing

A favorite method of execution by Mandela's African National Congress where a tire soaked in gasoline would be placed around the body of victim and then set ablaze.

Necklacing sentences were carried out by "people's courts" against victims who were deemed to be white collaborators. Often times, the families of the one sentence were often sentenced to death by necklacing.

Winnie Mandela, wife of imprisoned Nelson Mandela, endorsed the practice. Nelson Mandela, fully aware of the practice, never spoke out against it.

Know the real Mandela.

Christmas Crack Recipe

The name of this recipe makes it sound sketchy but trust me, it is heavenly.
I love Christmas Crack for three reasons. 1) It’s Yummy.  2) It’s the easiest dessert that I’ve ever made.  3) You kinda feel gangsta.
So what is Christmas Crack? It’s a super simple dessert that has a toffee layer on bottom covered in chocolate with optional toppings. Why is it named Christmas Crack? I’m guessing it’s because it is super addictive but I didn’t name it so don’t blame me.
To make it you will need;  

• 1 cup of butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 sleeve of Saltine Crackers
• 1 bag of chocolate chips
• assorted toppings such as pretzels or m&m’s

  First preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Next line a sheet cake pan or jelly roll pan with foil that has been well oiled. You need a pan with sides so a cookie sheet won’t work the best.

 

Lay out the crackers in a single layer in the bottom of the pan.

I made a double batch so you should only have one pan, not two like I have layed out. It will take about 40 crackers (1 sleeve). I filled in the edges with broken crackers.

Next put the 1 cup of butter and 3/4 cup brown sugar into a pan and bring it to a boil.  You need to stir it constantly until it is well blended and you can’t see the butter on the top anymore. Once it is blended  let it boil for 5 minutes while stirring.  Make sure you have the crackers done before this step is done.

When it is ready the toffee will pull away from the edge of the pan easily.

Now you need to pour the toffee over the top of the crackers and spread it out.

Straighten up any wayward crackers with a fork. Then immediately place this in the oven for 5-6 minutes. During this time you might want to wash the pan you used to make the toffee because once it sets up, it is really hard to get out of the pan.

After the 5-6 minutes pull out the crackers and let them cool for about 5 minutes.

This pan and the toffee will be extremely hot. Be careful not to let children touch it, or yourself if you are like me.

After it has cooled for 5 minutes sprinkle the top with the chocolate chips.

Slowly they will start to melt but if they don’t do it fast enough, just pop it back in the oven for a minute.

When they are soft spread the chocolate around with a spatula until it’s smooth across the top.

Now is a great time to add some more toppings if you wish. I added broken pretzels to mine but many people add nuts or candy to the top.

Let the pans set for 4-5 hours. If you don’t have that much time then just pop the entire pan in the freezer for 30-40 minutes.

When the chocolate is hard set turn the pan over and let the candy fall out. Now break into pieces and eat!

Yummy and easy… does it get any better? Oh yeah it does… you get to offer all your super conservative friends some crack.

 

 http://www.clumsycrafter.com/2011/12/christmas-crack-recipe/

PHILLY CHEESE STEAK SLOPPY JOES

1 lb ground beef
1 small sweet onion chopped
1 green bell pepper seeded and chopped
1/4 cup steak sauce (like A1)
1 cup beef broth
provolone cheese
buns

Crumble the ground beef into a skillet and add the chopped onion and pepper. Begin to cook, when the beef is about half cooked, add the broth and steak sauce. Cook until all items are done and allow to simmer and cook down/thicken.
I used hoagie buns from the bakery. Slice them open and filled 6 with the meat mixture. Then each was topped with a slice of provolone cheese. This was placed under the broiler for 3 minutes.

A Black Friday Rant

Reading all the posts about black friday and the comments from people saying that people who work at these places have no right to complain and should be thankful they can find a job after all the poor choices they made and not getting an education etc. Etc. Etc....

So depressing to see people treat each other like this...blaming the victim for failing in a system that is designed for failure, and actually being naive enough to think that if they work harder at their job they will get paid more... corporations don't hire people or determine their wages based on sales generated, if you want to judge someone for working in retail and feel like it's their own fault they have a crappy job - go ahead and quit your kush union job and go and try and find new work right now.. you'll get a real quick lesson in the way our system actually works, instead of the lie these corporate slaveholders have invested millions on to convince you is true.

These people are struggling just to survive, show a little respect for your brothers and sisters... service industry workers are the hardest working, least paid people in our entire system.. don't insult them by acting like they did something wrong by having to work that job, they're working their asses off to feed their families and pay their bills, these people are doing what's right for their family, treating them like that job is some kind of punishment for bad choices or because they are unmotivated is the biggest load of crap I've ever heard.. show a little respect, lend a helping hand.. be a good person.

HONEY BUTTERMILK BREAD

This buttermilk bread recipe is one of my all time favorite yeast breads. The buttermilk gives it a tender crumb, the bread flour gives it more rise, and the honey adds a country sweetness that changes depending on the type of honey you use.

Ingredients

1 envelope yeast
1/4 cup warm water
pinch of ginger (helps activate the yeast)
2 cups warm buttermilk
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
6 cups white bread flour

Instructions

1. Mix the ginger, sugar,yeast, and water and set aside for five minutes.
2. Mix buttermilk, honey, salt, baking soda in with the yeast mixture.
3. Add three cups of flour and mix until smooth. On an electric mixer it is about 5 minutes on low speed.
4. Mix in butter until it is totally incorporated into batter.
5. Now, begin to add the rest of the flour, one cup at a time, keeping mixer on low speed.
6. When dough pulls from the sides of the bowl remove it from the mixer to a floured surface and knead until elastic and smooth.
7. Place in greased bowl, turn to grease the top, cover and allow to rise for 1 1/2 hours.
8. Punch down and form into two loaves. Place in greased loaf pans and grease tops.
9. Cover, and allow to rise for 45 minutes.
10. Preheat oven to 400F. Bake for 30 minutes, covering tops with foil if they brown too fast.
11. Remove loaves from oven and brush with melted butter.
12. Allow to cool in pans for 10 minutes.
13. Turn out and cool completely on a rack. Cover the loaves if you want soft crusts.

You almost can’t find real buttermilk anymore. Have you read the ingredients in that stuff? I prefer to make my own, although admittedly you have to start with the commercial buttermilk.
My dad used to drink this stuff. He’d add some salt an pepper and then drink it down. I couldn’t do it back then and I can’t do it now — but I do love what it does for tenderizing meat and making amazing baked stuff.

Mammogram Hysteria

While conducting some business at the Courthouse, I overheard a lady, who had been arrested for assaulting a Mammogram Technician, say "Your Honor, I'm guilty but..... There were extenuating circumstances." The female Judge said, sarcastically, "I'd certainly like to hear those extenuating circumstances." I did too, so I listened as the lady told her story. "Your Honour, I had a mammogram appointment, which I actually kept. I was met by this perky little clipboard carrier smiling from ear to ear and she tilted her head to one side and crooned, "Hi! I'm Belinda! All I need you to do is step into this room right here, strip to the waist, then slip on this gown. Everything clear?" I'm thinking, "Belinda, try decaf. This ain't rocket science." Belinda then skipped away to prepare the chamber of horrors. With the right side finished, Belinda flipped me (literally) to the left and said, "Hmmmm. Can you stand on your tippy toes and lean in a tad so we can get everything?" Fine, I answered. I was freezing, bruised, and out of air, so why not use the remaining circulation in my legs and neck to finish me off? My body was in a holding pattern that defied gravity (with my other breast wedged between those two 4 inch pieces of square glass) when I heard and felt a zap! Complete darkness, the power was off! Belinda said, "Uh-oh, maintenance is working, bet they hit a snag." Then she headed for the door. "Excuse me! You're not leaving me in this vise grip alone are you?" I shouted. Belinda kept going and said, "Oh, you fussy puppy... The door's wide open so you'll have the emergency hall lights. I'll be right back." Before I could shout NOOOO! She disappeared. And that's exactly how Bubba and Earl, "maintenance men Extraordinaire," found me... standing on my tip-toes, half-naked with part of me dangling from the Jaws of Life and the other part smashed between glass! After exchanging a polite Hi, how's it going type greeting, Bubba (or possibly Earl) asked, to my utter disbelief, if I knew the power was off. Trying to disguise my hysteria, I replied with as much calmness as possible, "Uh, yes, I did, but thanks anyway." "OK, you take care now" Bubba replied and waved good-bye as though I'd been standing in the line at the grocery store. Two hours later, Belinda breezes in wearing a sheepish grin. making no attempt to suppress her amusement, she said, "Oh I am sooo sorry! The power came back on and I totally forgot about you! And silly me, I went to lunch. Are we upset?" And that, Your Honour, is exactly how her head ended up between clamps...." The judge could hardly contain her laughter as she said "Case Dismissed"

Don't eat turkey sandwiches, no matter what!

A little boy and a little girl attended the same school and became friends Every day they would sit together to eat their lunch. They discovered that they both brought turkey sandwiches every day! This went on all through the fourth and fifth grades, until one day he noticed that her sandwich wasn't a turkey sandwich.

He said, 'Hey, how come you're not eating turkey, don't you like it anymore?' She said 'I love it but I have to stop eating it.'
'Why?' he asked.
She pointed to her lap and said 'Cause I'm starting to grow little feathers down there!'

'Let me see' he said .
'Okay' and she showed him. He looked and said, 'That's right. You are! Better not eat any more turkey.'

He kept eating his turkey sandwiches until one day he brought a peanut butter sandwich instead. He said to the little girl, 'I have to stop eating turkey sandwiches, I'm starting to get feathers down there too!' She asked if she could look, so he showed her!

She said ,
'Oh, my God, it's too late for you !

You've already got the NECK and Giblets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just in time for Christmas!!!

Hurry and get yours before supplies run out! Have a lasting memory and reminder to see everyday. Especially every time you think about voting again.

Why Should You Consider Network Marketing?

Network Marketing is gaining acceptance on an unprecedented scale. Major corporations are adopting the network marketing distribution model. Why? Because it works! Still, the term “MLM” (which stand for Multi-Level Marketing) still conjures up images of pyramids, words like “scheme” or “scam”, and stories of someone’s uncle/friend/brother who “got in to one of those deals”.
So for the purpose of this article, let’s agree to use this definition from an article at forbes.com:

MLM is a marketing strategy in which the sales force is compensated 

not only for sales they personally generate, but also for the salesof others 

they recruit, creating a downline of distributors and a hierarchy of 

multiple levels of compensation. Most commonly, the salespeople are expected

to sell products directly to consumers by means of relationship referrals 

and word of mouth marketing.

Companies like Mary Kay, Avon, Tupperware, etc… have been successfully utilizing the Network Marketing distribution model for decades.
Top Income Moguls such as Warren Buffet, Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki, and more have endorsed and/or owned network marketing companies.
So it should come as no surprise that more and more people are looking at network marketing as a viable business possibility. The question is: Why?
“Money” seems to be the obvious answer. But when you really weigh it out, it’s not really about the money.
Of course, we want our businesses to grow. Of course we absolutely want/desire/crave/need more money. But dig a little deeper. Money isn’t the goal. Money is really nothing more than a resource you use to achieve or acquire your goals.
So you really want to sit down and decide what it is that you want from your  network marketing business.
For some folks, that may mean a more extravagant lifestyle. Cars, homes, boats, and all those fun things.
For others, it may be that the goal is to simply alleviate some of the financial pressure they  may be under.
We love to read and hear those rags-to-riches stories about someone who went from the brink of homelessness to become a multi-millionaire in record time. Those are great stories and many of them are actually true! Well, the part about them achieving success is true. The “record time” part doesn’t take in to account the years they spent learning their craft and honing their skills before they became “overnight success stories”.
But we tend to skip right past stories of the family that was able to get themselves out of financial trouble by simply creating an additional $500 per month in income with a part-time network marketing business they ran on the side.
Maybe your goals are more along that line of thinking. Maybe you want to pay down some credit card debt, update the family car, set aside some money for retirement, or finally take a nice vacation.
Whatever your situation may be, more and more people are discovering network marketing as one of the possible (and relatively simpler) ways to make those things happen.
Compared to traditional businesses, a network marketing business is incredibly inexpensive to start up. In my experience, typical start up costs can range from a few hundred dollars to maybe a couple thousand dollars to open your new business. Try that with a traditional business model!
I encourage you to take a moment to review the articles and listings on this site. If you are looking for a home based business opportunity, you may find it right here in these pages through one of our advertisers. If you already have a business you are wanting to build, you can find some incredibly helpful resources right here in these pages, as well.
Whatever your situation, I sincerely wish you the level of success that you desire. Feel free to post any comments and/or questions for me and I will do my best to respond quickly.

The "Way-Back" Attic

For those of you that remember Maypo, will probably agree that it was the most awful tasting stuff on the planet....but they sure could sell it!

Wow, so Kennedy was not assassinated after all! Hmmmm....?

He was killed by his own security guy accidentally. How disgusting though the extent to which the secret service covered up the whole thing including removing the presidents brain. Amazing that it has taken 50 years for one forensic to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. It is disgusting that the state themselves should cover up such atrocities.

 This is apparently the first time a forensic has had access to all of the information and believe me it is absolutely compelling evidence, the bullets that Oswald used were military bullets - designed to travel distance it had to and still have the velocity to pass through two men. The bullet that killed him was the type of bullet that explodes on entry hence how the damage was so great and his brains were everywhere. I am aware of the conspiracy rumours over the years but this is so detailed and even shows the security guard standing up in the vehicle with the gun. He had released the safety catch and as the car moved off he inadvertently shot JFK. The point is if it was LHO bullet it also would have passed through. I have no doubt LHO fired the first two shots but the security guy who died in 2005 fired the fatal blow albeit accidentally. Why do you think his brain was missing and no autopsy was allowed? The pathologist would have known LHO bullet could not cause the damage and the entry would was too small for a bullet from LHO.

  I still doubt this program as none of this is reported in the US in papers like the NY Times and Washington Post .. There are well over 1000 classified documents about the assassination that hasn't been released .. They will be released in 2017 because of a bill/ law passed by President Bush in 1992... Some may never be made public as it will interfere with National security, CIA etc.. But now I have read what you have written about this program, I will be watching for more that will be said as this 50th anniversary of Kennedy's death will be Nov 22... A lot in the news and will be more as the 22 is almost here.

My guess is this is another case of sensationalism or yellow journalism or just another hoax. I know little about British televison but do know when something stinks.

"Yuck-Yuck" Time

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air balloon,... approximately 30 feet above ground elevation of 2,346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.

She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Republican.

"I am," replied the man. "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct. But I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help to me."

The man smiled and responded, "You must be a Democrat."

"I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?"

"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are -- or where you are going. You've risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but somehow, now it's my fault."

The fastest guitar fingers I have ever seen!

I have seen some great guitarists and even shredders in my life but this man takes it! I give him a BIG Bow and SALUTE!

This goes off the "cute" chart!

Mother records this video for proof to Dad that the baby does this every time but only to this song.

It appears Martial Law is coming soon!

There has been gold fringe around our flag for some time now and people have either ignored it or not known what it stands for. In Maritime Law it is Martial Law...declared or undeclared. We on on the verge of microchipping us, christianity being illegal, concentration camps and apparently genocide.

Why bother with Klout?

Social media has now become more important than most would think...especially when looking for a job. The resume is still first and foremost, although, more and more companies are now looking into a person's social reputation and influence as well. Klout is a very important way to build and track these social ratings. The resume will not be replaced by programs like this but they have become very important in how a company rates and evaluates their job candidates. A very good article was released recently and thought that I would share it here.

http://on.mash.to/19Z5In5

PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR RECEIPTS

THIS IS IMPORTANT AS YOU START YOUR SHOPPING FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON!
CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS BEFORE LEAVING ANY CASHIER'S STATION!!!!!

THIS SCAM CAN BE DONE ANYWHERE, AT ANY RETAIL OR WHOLESALE LOCATION!!!

It happened at a Wal-Mart Supercenter a month ago.

I bought a bunch of stuff, over $150, & I glanced at my receipt as the cashier was handing me the bags. I saw a cash-back of $40. I told her I didn't request a cash back & to delete it.
She said I'd have to take the $40 because she couldn't delete it. I told her to call a supervisor.

Supervisor came & said I'd have to take it! I said NO! Taking the $40 would be a cash advance against my Discover & I wasn't paying interest on the cash advance!!!!! If they couldn't delete it then they would have to delete the whole order.
So the supervisor had the cashier delete the whole order & rescan everything!

The second time I looked at the electronic tab before I signed & a cash-back of $20 popped up. At that point I told the cashier & she deleted it.

The total came out right. the cashier agreed that the electronic pad must be defective. (yeah, right!)

Obviously the cashier knew the electronic pad wasn't defective because she NEVER offered me the $40 at the beginning.
Can you imagine how many people went through before me & at the end of her shift how much money she pocketed?

Just to alert everyone. My coworker went to Milford , DE Wal-Mart last week. She had her items rung up by the cashier. The cashier hurried her along and didn't give her a receipt.

She asked the cashier for a receipt and the cashier was annoyed and gave it to her.
My coworker didn't look at her receipt until later that night. The receipt showed that she asked for $20 cash back. SHE DID NOT ASK FOR CASH BACK!

My coworker called Wal-Mart who investigated but could not see the cashier pocket the money. She then called her niece who works for the bank and her niece told her This is a new scam. The cashier will key in that you asked for cash back and then hand it to her friend who is the next person in line.

Please, please, please check your receipts right away when using credit or debit cards!

This is NOT limited to Wal-Mart, although they are the largest retailer so they have the most incidents.

I am adding to this.... My husband and I were in Wal-Mart North Salisbury and paying with a credit card. When my husband went to sign the credit card signer, he just happened to notice there was a $20 cash back added. He told the cashier that he did not ask nor want cash back and she said this machine has been messing up and she canceled it.
We didn't think anything of it until we read this email.

I wonder how many "seniors" have been, or will be, "stung" by this one????

BEFORE LEAVING THE CASHIER'S STATION!!!!!
CHECK YOUR RECEIPT
BEFORE LEAVING THE STAND. I'VE SEEN PEOPLE DO JUST THAT. NOW I'LL START!

Helpful Hint

This is a LOW COST method to get rid of ANTS once and for all.
Instructions:
~One Cup Sugar
~THREE Tablespoons Boric Acid or Borax Laundry Soap
~THREE Cups of Warm Water

Mix the Sugar and Boric Acid together and slowly add the warm water, stirring all the time so the mixture will not get lumpy. Store is in a sealed jar and whenever you see ants simply take a used soda bottle or milk jug lid. Put a cotton ball in the lid and saturate the cotton ball with your sugar and boric acid mixture. It will not take much, just enough to fill the lid, if you spill any over the edge leave it, this will only attract the ants even more.

When you see the ants drinking the mixture, DO NOT kill them, let them drink and take the mixture back to the colony. This should kill the entire colony. In a day or two the entire colony should be gone.

***If you have small children or pets make certain they cannot get to this mixture since Boric Acid is hazardous.

How to type the copyright symbol?

This is something that comes up from time to time and I always have to look for it. It made me realize that some others might find it useful information. Plus, I can find it quicker here than doing a search next time the need arises.
To create the Copyright symbol ©

• On a windows-based PC: hold down the Alt key while keying in the numbers 0169
• On a Mac: hold down Option + G

Hope you find that helpful.

Gotta love Texas!!!

No it is no painting. it's a new Spider called the Angolan Witch spider. They migrated from South America. They primarily eat dogs and cats!!
In Texas this abnormally large spider was found on the side of this home. It took several gun shots to kill it.
If this is a true photo and fact...guess who is out of HERE! 
Thankfully is FALSE! Had my attention though!
 
http://www.snopes.com/photos/bugs/witchspider.asp

OBAMA SIGNS ANTI FREE SPEECH BILL

This is disturbing to say the least!

BEST DIVORCE LETTER EVER

Dear Wife,

I’m writing you this letter to tell you that I’m leaving you forever. I’ve been a good man to you for 7 years & I have nothing to show for it. These last 2 weeks have been hell. ... Your boss called to tell me that you quit your job today & that was the last straw. Last week, you came home & didn’t even notice I had a new haircut, had cooked your favorite meal & even wore a brand new pair of silk boxers. You ate in 2 minutes, & went straight to sleep after watching all of your soaps. You don’t tell me you love me anymore; you don’t want sex or anything that connects us as husband & wife. Either you’re cheating on me or you don’t love me anymore; whatever the case, I’m gone.
Your EX-Husband

P.S. don’t try to find me. Your SISTER & I are moving away to West Virginia together! Have a great life!

Dear Ex-Husband,

Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter. It’s true you & I have been married for 7 years, although a good man is a far cry from what you’ve been. I watch my soaps so much because they drown out your constant whining & griping Too bad that doesn’t work. I DID notice when you got a hair cut last week, but the 1st thing that came to mind was ‘You look just like a girl!’ Since my mother raised me not to say anything if you can’t say something nice, I didn’t comment. And when you cooked my favorite meal, you must have gotten me confused with MY SISTER, because I stopped eating pork 7 years ago. About those new silk boxers: I turned away from you because the $49.99 price tag was still on them, & I prayed it was a coincidence that my sister had just borrowed $50 from me that morning. After all of this, I still loved you & felt we could work it out. So when I hit the lotto for 10 million dollars, I quit my job & bought us 2 tickets to Jamaica But when I got home you were gone.. Everything happens for a reason, I guess. I hope you have the fulfilling life you always wanted. My lawyer said that the letter you wrote ensures you won’t get a dime from me. So take care.

Signed, Your Ex-Wife, Rich As Hell & Free!
P.S. I don’t know if I ever told you this, but my sister Carla was born Carl. I hope that’s not a problem.

Almond Joy Cookies

How can you go wrong with chocolate and coconut?
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla
4 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
5 cups chocolate chips
2 cups sweetened coconut
2 cups chopped almonds

Directions: Pre-heat oven to 375°F Lightly grease cookie sheets. Combine dry ingredients, set aside. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, stir in the vanilla. Stir in the dry ingredients until well mixed then stir in the chocolate chips, coconut and almonds. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

The first flying car is finally here and goes on sale in 2015!

The first flying cars are set to go on sale to the public as early as 2015. Terrafugia has announced its Transition design, which is part sedan, part private jet with two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car, will be on sale in less than two years. The Massachusetts-based firm has also unveiled plans for a TF-X model that will be small enough to fit in a garage, and won’t need a runway to take off. Would you buy one?




 http://www.shockmansion.com

Still Out of Balance!

America: Where spending $30,000 per year per prison inmate is completely acceptable, but spending $3,000 per year to help people get adequate health care is going to cause our country to go bankrupt.

Not to mention Gitmo where we're spending $900,000 per year per detainee, most of them being held without ever being charged of a crime... that's ok too, right? Food stamps though.. HOW DARE WE!

I hope this government gets their priorities in line soon.

"Yuck-Yuck" Time

WOMAN WAXING

All hair removal methods have tricked us with their promises of easy, painless removal. The epilady, scissors, razors, Nair and now.... The Wax!!

My night began as any other normal weekday night. Come home; fix dinner; played with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring painfully in my mind for the next few hours; "Maybe I should pull the wax out of the medicine cabinet?"

So I headed to the site of my demise; the bathroom. It was one of those cold wax kits. No melting a clump of hot wax, you just rub the strips together in your hand and then they get warm and you peel them apart, press it to your leg (or wherever else) and hair comes right off!

No muss, no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean, I'm no girly, girl, but I am mechanically inclined enough that I can figure it out. *YA THINK!!!*

So I pull one of the thin strips out. It's two strips facing each other, stuck together. Instead of rubbing them together, I get out the hair dryer and heat it to 1000 degrees. Cold wax my rear end (Oh, how this phrase haunts me!). I lay the strip across my thigh. Hold the skin around it tight and pull.

OK... So it wasn't the best feeling, but it wasn't too bad. I can do this!!! Hair removal no longer eludes me!! I am She-Ra, fighter of all wayward body hair and smooth skin extraordinaire!!

With my next wax strip, I move "north". After checking on the kids, I sneak back into the bathroom for the ultimate hair fighting championship. I drop my panties and place one foot on the toilet. Using the same procedure, I apply the wax strip across the right side of the bikini line, covering the right half of my vagina and stretching down to the inside of my butt cheek (Yes, it was a long strip). I inhale deeply and brace myself.... RRRRIIIIIIPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!

I'm Blind!!!!! Blinded from pain!!!!!!... OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!

Vision returning, I notice that I've only managed to pull off half of the strip. S**T!! Another deep breath and RRIIPP... Everything is swirly and spotted. Do I hear crashing drums????? OK, back to normal. I want to see my trophy - A wax covered strip with my hairy pelt that has caused me so much pain, sticking to it. I want to revel in the glory that is my triumph over body hair. I hold up the strip! There's no hair on it!

Where is the hair?? WHERE IS THE WAX? Slowly I ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet. I see the hair... The hair that should be on the strip. I touch. I am touching wax. S**T!!! I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my body, which is now covered in cold wax and matted hair.

Then I make the next BIG mistake . . . . . . . Remember, my foot is still propped up on the toilet. I know I need to do something, so I put my foot down. DAMN!!! I hear the slamming of the cell door.

Vagina? Sealed shut! Butt?? Sealed shut!!! I penguin walk around the bathroom, trying to figure out what to do and think to myself, "Please don't let me get the urge to poop. My head may pop off."

Hot water!! Hot water melts wax!! I'll run the hottest water I can stand into the bathtub, get in, immerse the wax covered bits and the wax should melt and I can gently wipe it off, right?? *WRONG!!!!*

I get in the tub - The water is slightly hotter than that used to torture prisoners of war or sterilize surgical equipment - I sit. Now, the only thing worse that having your nether businesses glued together is having them glued together and then glued to the bottom of the tub. In scalding hot water!! Which, by the way, doesn't melt cold wax. So, now I'm stuck to the bottom of the tub!!! God bless the man, who convinced me I should have a phone in the bathroom!!! I call my friend, thinking surely she's waxed before and has some secret of how to get me undone. It's a very good conversation starter, "So my butt and who-ha are stuck to the bottom of the tub!" There is a slight pause. She doesn't have a secret trick, but does try to hide the laughter from me. She wants to know exactly where the wax is located on bottom, "Are we talking cheeks or hole or what?"

She's laughing out loud by now... I can hear her. I give her the rundown and she suggests I call the number on the side of the box. YEAH!!! Right!!!!!! I would be the joke of someone else's night. While we go through various solutions, I resort to scraping the wax off with a razor. Nothing feels better then to have your girlie goodies covered in hot wax, glued shut, stuck to the tub in super hot water, and then dry shaving the sticky wax off!!!

By now, the brain is not working, dignity has taken a major hike and I slip into glazed donut land. My friend is still talking with me as my hand reaches towards the saving grace... The lotion they give you to remove the excess wax. What do I really have to lose at this point. I rub some on and OH MY GOD!!!!! The scream probably woke the kids, scared the dickens out of my friend, but I really don't care!!

"IT WORKS!! IT WORKS!!" I get a hearty congratulation from my friend and she hangs up. I successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice, to my grief and despair... THE HAIR IS STILL THERE... ALL OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!

So, I shaved it off. Heck, I'm numb at this point.

Next week I'm going to try hair color . . .

 ANONYMOUS

Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution

For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that Congressmembers could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they didn't pay into Social Security, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform that is being considered — in all of its forms.

Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. The self-serving must stop. This is a good way to do that. It is an idea whose time has come.

Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution:
"Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States."

The "proposed 28th Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution outlined above (sometimes circulated in modified form as the "Congressional Reform Act of 2011") suggests that all laws made by Congress applying to citizens of the United States apply equally to members of Congress themselves (a sentiment which is commonly expressed by critics of health reform efforts). Although this item could be said to have no real "true" or "false" quality to it (since what it referenced was just a hypothetical proposal and not a real piece of legislation), all of the supporting arguments accompanying it are false, and the answers to common questions asked about it are all nearly all negative.

This is a re-post of some of the basics from an article on snopes.
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/28thamendment.asp#a4m2TLVMy5rqrQZY.99

Salted Caramel Pretzel Bark

Salted Caramel Pretzel Bark... this is so easy to make!
2 sticks of butter
1 cup of light brown sugar
1 reg. bag of pretzels (you'll use about 3/4 of the bag)
12 ounce bag of chocolate chips
Sea salt
Preheat the oven to 400.
Line a large bar pan with parchment paper, cover with pretzels In a medium saucepan melt the butter over medium-low heat. When it begins to bubble add the brown sugar. Stirring occasionally let the butter/sugar mixture meld together and brown. This should take about 3 minutes. Do NOT let it boil, you will have sticky goo that is no good. When you have a nice, brown caramel pour it over the pretzels, slowly and evenly. You can then use a spatula to spread it out, you have to work quickly and gently. It hardens fast so even pouring is the best method. Bake the sheet for 5 minutes. Remove the sheet from the oven and sprinkle the whole bag of chocolate chips evenly over the mixture. Place back in the oven for about 45 seconds. If you let it sit there too long the chocolate will burn. Remove from the oven and use a silicone spatula to evenly spread the chocolate over the top. Sprinkle with sea salt and refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour.

Interesting History Trivia

 They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & sold to the tannery.....if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor"
But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot.....they "didn't have a pot to piss in" & were the lowest of the low.
The next time you're washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be.

 Here are some facts about the 1500s:-

 Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell . ..... . brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting Married.

 Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it.. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"

 Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof... Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."

 There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.

 The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, "Dirt poor."

 The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold.

 In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire... Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old.

 Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, "bring home the bacon."

 They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat".

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

 Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust. Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would Sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days.

 Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial... They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.

 England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive... So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, "saved by the bell" or was considered a "dead ringer". And that's the truth... Now, whoever said History was boring?

MIRACULOUS: 2 lb. Baby Found Alive In Morgue After 12 Hours In Coffin

Argentinian mother, Analia Bouguet’s fifth child was born several weeks premature, weighing less than two pounds. Doctors were not able to find any vital signs and decided the baby girl had been stillborn. Twelve hours later Analia and the baby’s father Fabian Veron decided they wanted to see their daughter one last time. They pried open her little coffin and heard her cries. Not only had this little girl been in a coffin, unattended for 12 hours, she had been in a morgue refrigerator for 10 of them! Fabian and Analia have named their little girl Luz Milagros, or “Miracle Light.” She certainly is a little miracle! Luz Milagros’ condition continues to improve. We pray that God continues to protect this little girl and that she grows to follow Him!

A decent "Blonde Joke" for a change!

Two sisters, one blonde and one brunette, inherit the family ranch. Unfortunately, after just a few years, they are in financial trouble. In order to keep the bank from repossessing the ranch, they need to purchase a bull from the stockyard in a far town so that they can breed their own stock.

They only have $600 left. Upon leaving, the brunette tells her sister, 'When I get there, if I decide to buy the bull, I'll contact you to drive out after me and haul it home.'

The brunette arrives at the stockyard, inspects the bull, and decides she wants to buy it. The man tells her that he will sell it for $599, no less. After paying him, she drives to the nearest town to send her sister a telegram to tell her the news. She walks into the telegraph office and says, 'I want to send a telegram to my sister telling her that I've bought a bull for our ranch. I need her to hitch the trailer to our pickup truck and drive out here so we can haul it home.'

The telegraph operator explains that he'll be glad to help her, then adds, 'It's just 99 cents a word.' Well, after paying for the bull, the brunette only has $1 left. She realizes that she'll only be able to send her sister one word.

After a few minutes of thinking, she nods and says, 'I want you to send her the word 'comfortable.'

The operator shakes his head. 'How is she ever going to know that you want her to hitch the trailer to your pickup truck and drive out here to haul that bull back to your ranch if you send her just the word 'comfortable?'

The brunette explains, 'My sister's blonde. The word's big. She'll read it very slowly ... com-for-da-bull.

THE TRUTH ABOUT HALLOWEEN

There are many versions of halloween. This is one of them.

Do some major Deliverance on yourself for ever celebrating halloween. Burn any left over halloween stuff in your home. Don't even open your doors to pass out "tracts". If you do, then you are celebrating this unholy day.

No matter what you think of halloween, know that it is the very highest satanic holy day. As a Christian, you should not be observing it in any way, especially IN your church. The catholic church is responsible for this day to be placed in the church.

Halloween has never been a Christian holiday, and it has no place in the life of a born again Believer in JESUS CHRIST. In fact, it is an abomination to God, and we should take our stand firmly against it. As we look at its history, we find that its roots go deep into heathenism, paganism, satanism and the occult; and its modern expression is no better.
HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN
Celtic New Year

October 31 is the most important day in the satanic year. [It is known as the devil's birthday.] It marks the Celtic new year. It was the end of the growing season. It became a festival of death. On this day, the god of the Celtics was to have called up the spirits of the wicked dead who had died during the past year. At the same time, other evil spirits arose and went about the countryside harassing the people. On October 31, the Celtics expected to be harassed by ghosts, evil spirits and demons; and it was no fun and games to them. They would light bonfires to guide the spirits to their own town and to ward off evil spirits.
DRUIDS

The Celtics had priests called druids. On October 31, the druids went from house to house demanding certain foods, and all those who refused were cursed. The people were tormented by means of magic. As they went, the druids carried large turnips which they had hollowed out and on which they had carved demon faces as charms. Each one was believed to contain the demon spirit that personally led or guided that priest: his little god.
DIVINATION

Those who practiced fortune telling and divination found that this was the night that they had the most success. They called upon satan to bless their efforts. One form of divination was to put apples in a tub and bob for them. The one who first successfully came up with one without putting them in his teeth was to have good luck throughout the year. They would then peel the apples and throw the peeling over their shoulders and then quickly look around. They expected to see a vision or an apparition of the one they were to marry.
SACRIFICES

These things happened several centuries before CHRIST. Sacrifices were made to the gods, especially the god of death - Samhain (pronounced Sah win). Sacrifices all the way from vegetable to human were offered. This went on and on, and, in some parts of the world, still goes on today.
8th CENTURY

In the 8th century, the Pope, in an effort to get the people to quit the festival of Sam hain, invented All Saints Day (Nov. 1). This was an attempt to get the people to turn away from the horrible observance of Sam hain. All Saints Day was intended to honor the martyrs of the Roman persecutions. It did not work! It never works to Christianize a pagan holiday. The holy and the profane do not mix.
THE MIDDLE AGES

In the Middle Ages, there was a great revival of satanic practices and witchcraft and magic - like there is today. During this time the belief developed that witches traveled on broomsticks to the black Sabbaths to worship satan on October 31. They were guided by spirits in the form of black cats. The Druids worshiped cats believing them to be reincarnated evil people.
CHURCH INVOLVEMENT

This festival of death has survived all the efforts of the church to stamp it out. The church is joining the opposition by celebrating this festival.

All Saints Day became All Hallows Day. Hallow means holy or sacred. October 31 is the evening before All Hallows Day and came to be called in the western world all hallows evening and then all hallows een. Een is an abbreviation for evening. Finally, the word was reduced to the way we have it today, Halloween. That's where the name came from, and even if it is called all hallows evening, it has nothing to do with Christian faith, and it never did.
MODERN HALLOWEEN

Now let's look at the present day celebration of Halloween. Isn't the whole theme one of darkness, death, fear, threats, destruction and evil? There are witches, broomsticks, bats, owls, ghosts, skeletons, death, and monsters. You dress up your children as demons and witches and ghouls and monsters and werewolves and send them out into the street in the darkness to reenact the Druids' practice of demanding food from people under threat of tricks (or curses) if they don't comply.

You take, not a turnip, but a pumpkin and carve demon faces in it and decorate with it.

At Halloween there will be apple bobbing, divination, fortune telling, haunted houses, candles lit and spirits called up. There will be seances and ouija boards in the name of fun and excitement. There will be sacrifices of dogs, cats, rats, chickens, goats and even humans!

You say, "Well, we don't take it seriously." But the devil does and so does God. Particularly this is true when the Church which He purchased with His own precious blood builds houses of horror in its fellowship halls so that the little lambs who have been entrusted to its care can be terrified and opened up to invading spirits of fear and torment and confusion.
How this must Grieve the Lord!

By:  PASTOR PAT HOLLIDAY

THE DIFFERENCE IF YOU MARRY A TEXAS GIRL

Three friends married women from different parts of the country.

The first man married a woman from Wisconsin . He told her that she was to do the dishes and house cleaning. It took a couple of days, but on the third day, he came home to see a clean house and dishes washed and put away.

The second man married a woman from Minnesota . He gave his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes and the cooking. The first day he didn't see any results, but the next day he saw it was better. By the third day, he saw his house was clean, the dishes were done, and there was a huge dinner on the table.

The third man married a girl from Texas. He ordered her to keep the house cleaned, dishes washed, lawn mowed, laundry washed, and hot meals on the table for every meal. He said the first day he didn't see anything, the second day he didn't see anything but by the third day, some of the swelling had gone down and he could see a little out of his left eye, and his arm was healed enough that he could fix himself a sandwich and load the dishwasher. He still has some difficulty when he pees.

A Country Founded by Geniuses but Run by Idiots : by Jeff Foxworthy

If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for entering and remaining in the country illegally — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or to take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If you MUST show your identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book and rent a video, but not to vote for who runs the government — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If the government wants to prevent stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines that hold more than ten rounds, but gives twenty F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If, in the nation’s largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not one 24-ounce soda, because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If an 80-year-old woman or a three-year-old girl who is confined to a wheelchair can be strip-searched by the TSA at the airport, but a woman in a burka or a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If a seven-year-old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher is “cute,” but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government regulation and intrusion, while not working is rewarded with Food Stamps, WIC checks, Medicaid benefits, subsidized housing, and free cell phones — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If the government’s plan for getting people back to work is to provide incentives for not working, by granting 99 weeks of unemployment checks, without any requirement to prove that gainful employment was diligently sought, but couldn’t be found — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big-screen TV, while your neighbor buys iPhones, time shares, a wall-sized do-it-all plasma screen TV and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If being stripped of your Constitutional right to defend yourself makes you more “safe” according to the government — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

What a country!

How about we give God a reason to continue blessing America!

"Yuck-Yuck" Time

I was due for an appointment with the gynecologist later in the week. Early one morning, I received a call from the doctor’s office to tell me that I had been rescheduled for that morning at 9:30 am. I had only just packed everyone off to work and school, and it was already around 8:45am. The trip to his office took about 35 minutes, so I didn't have any time to spare. As most women do, I like to take a little extra effort over hygiene when making such visits, but this time I wasn’t going to be able to make the full effort.

So, I rushed upstairs, threw off my pajamas, wet the washcloth that was sitting next to the sink, and gave myself a quick wash in that area to make sure I was at least presentable. I threw the washcloth in the clothes basket, donned some clothes, hopped in the car and raced to my appointment.
I was in the waiting room for only a few minutes when I was called in. Knowing the procedure, as I’m sure you do, I hopped up on the table, looked over at the other side of the room and pretended that I was in Paris or some other place a million miles away.
I was a little surprised when the doctor said, “My, we have made an extra effort this morning, haven’t we?” I didn’t respond.

After the appointment, I heaved a sigh of relief and went home. The rest of the day was normal .. Some shopping, cleaning, cooking. After school when my 6 year old daughter was playing, she called out from the bathroom, “Mommy, where’s my washcloth?”

I told her to get another one from the cupboard.

She replied, “No, I need the one that was here by the sink, it had all my glitter and sparkles saved inside it.”

Never going back to that doctor again……….. never.

Anti-rape female condom

This little device is Rape-aXe, an anti-rape female condom.
Invented by a South African woman, Rape-aXe is a latex sheath, embedded with shafts of sharp, backward-facing barbs.
If a rapist is to attempt vaginal rape, his penis would enter the device and be snagged by the barbs, causing him excruciating pain and giving the victim a chance to escape. It would remain attached to his penis when he withdrew and could only be removed surgically. This would alert hospital staff and thus police. This device also protects rape victims from pregnancy and HIV.
-I bet if you used this in America you would be Sued by the Rapist for assault.

Today is talk like a pirate day.

The Pirate alphabet is short. AIO and S. Pirates contrary to popular opinion do not go to sea, do not pillage or steal, and carry no grudges. They are pirates only because of the way they talk.

There was only ever one Pirate in all of history: Robert Newton. He defined the pirate legacy of pistols, peg legs, pronunciation and parrots.

There was never another pirate after him. The Pirate of all pirates.

New cloak of Invisibility! Re-Post of Interesting Article

Mosquitoes bugging you? There may be a new repellent on the horizon—and it's "so much better than anything else we've ever seen," its inventor says.

A few years ago, Ulrich Bernier was busy blending various chemicals together in the lab, hoping to figure out why the blood-sucking insects bite some people more than others. Mosquitoes home in on their targets by sniffing out various chemicals and bacteria on human skin.

When he created one blend with a group of chemicals that are very similar to ones found in low concentrations in our bodies, Bernier noticed that the bugs seemed to ignore it. (Read what happens inside you when a mosquito bites.)

These chemicals—which include the tongue twisters homopiperazine and 1-methylhomopiperazine, among others—seemed to have an incredibly robust ability to mask our scent from mosquitoes, said Bernier, a research chemist at the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.

Next, Bernier and colleagues set up an experiment where people put their arms or hands inside a cage full of mosquitoes. The insects avoided the skin of the subjects when the chemical cocktail was released from a container inside the cage.

Bernier and colleagues created a formula of several chemicals for a repellent, which was approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2012.

"It's a pretty neat discovery because I don't think anyone else has shown chemicals this capable of blocking skin odors that are normally attractive to mosquitoes," said Bernier, who presented the research at the American Chemical Society meeting in Indianapolis last week.

Why do we need a new repellent?

Insect-borne diseases are prevalent and potentially dangerous. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are about 30,000 annual reported cases of Lyme disease, which is transmitted by ticks, and at least a thousand annual cases of mosquito-caused encephalitis—which includes West Nile virus—in the country. Bernier and colleagues' new repellent is also effective against other blood-sucking insects.

The most common insect repellent now in use is DEET, which is designed to be sprayed on the skin. However, there has been some concern about DEET and potential toxicity, and there's high demand for equally effective alternatives. (See "Mutant Mosquitoes Not Repelled by DEET.")

How does it work?

Bug repellents like DEET work by deterring mosquitoes that find the smell unappealing; the new formula actually makes you invisible to the insect.

Here's an analogy to explain the two: If you walk into a room and smell something bad and leave, that's how DEET works. But with the new repellent, it's as if you walk into a room and don't smell anything, Bernier said.

Bernier said it's unknown why insects can't smell the compounds.

How is the repellent applied?

Commercial availability is still far down the road—there needs to be more toxicology tests on the formula, as well as field tests, Bernier cautioned.

But he said that it could be used indoors or outdoors and would probably work best released into the air rather than applied to the skin. For example, the repellent could be emitted from a sealed canister that releases a vapor slowly into the air, creating a sort of protective bubble around your environment.

For instance, if you're sitting outside on a patio, you could install several canisters around the patio, he suggested.

Christine Dell'Amore

for National Geographic

Published September 17, 2013